Chuck arrives at Blair's with flowers and yet another apology. As much as I love these two, I'm actually rooting for her to tell him to go to hell because I don't know how much more B can take right now of his crap. To my delight, she does, informing him that it's too late and she doesn't give a damn that Jack set him up. She points out -- as Jack did -- that all Jack did was give Chuck a small nudge, really, and Chuck made the leap all on his own. After all the shit she's dealt with, the way he called her his wife in such a scathing tone was the last straw for Blair, and she tells him she's done, tossing the flowers back at him. Good for her. These two both need to get their shit together more before making another go of it.
In the ghetto, Jenny's trying to cheer Dan up by suggesting they watch a trashy movie -- like Showgirls. Showgirls?! SERIOUSLY? Why the FUCK would Jenny want to watch the equivalent of soft-core porn with her older brother? Dude, I'm seriously sketched out by that. I don't have a brother but I'm thinking that ranks up there pretty high on the inappropriate brother-sister behavior list, right below tongue-kissing. Eric and Serena arrive then to give me a much more tolerable incestuous issue to deal with. Dan and Serena and Jenny and Eric all make up, with everyone acting like this bastard situation makes no difference in their relationships. Yeah, we'll see how long that lasts (May sweeps).
As the episode winds to a close, we see Chuck angry and alone, adoptive dad assuring adoptive mom he lied about the bastard being dead to get rid of Lily and Rufus (I KNEW it!), and Lily and Rufus coming home to their new Brady Bunch-esque household. And that's it. I was waiting the whole time for Uncle Jack to tell Chuck whatever happened between him and Blair on new years, but I guess that like the bastard, that's another secret that's going to probably wait until May to really make its impact.
So what did you think of this episode? I thought it was a big improvement from last week, which I really didn't care for, although it still got a bit bogged down by the bastard plot, both with Dan/Serena and Rufus/Lily. I just don't care for it right now, and that last Brady Bunch scene squicked. Is everyone okay now with all the intrafamily banging? I'm sure a lot of you were really angered by what Jack did, but it didn't bother me that much. I expect manipulation from a Bass, and Chuck really shouldn't be running Bass Industries anyway given that he's not even legal yet. While I think Jack boo-hooing about having to be a millionaire in Australia is a load of shit, I don't blame him for being pissed that Bart would leave the company to a teenager, available immediately. And as I mentioned above, Jack really didn't do anything other than give Chuck the opportunity to fuck up, which Chuck took advantage of all on his own. While I miss Bart, I welcome Jack as another villain to the show.
Questions: Were you surprised by the revelation that the bastard's alive, or did you see through the adoptive dad like I did? Do you think Dan and Serena really can make it work? How long will Blair and Chuck stay apart, and when will Jack reveal Blair's secret? Do you hate Jack, love him or bit of both? Will Chuck be able to retake his position as head of Bass Industries -- and do you care? And how cute is Dorota in her Yale sweater for next week's previews?
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Comments (5)
So I'm speculating big time here but...IF Jack and Blair did the horizontal tango who's to say that Chuck or Blair couldn't use that in the "Morality clause" right back against Jack?
Sleeping with your nephews high school girlfriend/friend is pretty skeezy.
1 of 5 | Posted by SeaKing | Posted on January 16, 2009 5:37 AM
I only have one thing to say:
"VAGINA CANDY"
2 of 5 | Posted by alex_w | Posted on January 16, 2009 11:34 AM
Love the recap. I was as saddened as you were by Vanessa's return, but i was delighted that there was no actual NV in this episode, the only thing that is more annoying than Vanessa is her turning Nate into a self righteous ass as well.
This episode, wasnt very interesting aside from the chuck/blair/jack stuff TBH. I love DS but they were tainted by the lameness of RL.
I actually am 100 percent positive that JB didnt have sex, I think at most she kissed him, was flirtations or vulnerable around him and lost her composure. Jack is like chuck in that he turns everything into sexual innuendo, so what happened i think is being built up. Blair wouldnt be that comfortable around him otherwise.
Okay, about CB, I was disgusted with Chuck and honestly I cant even be mad about Jack, Chuck was the one that dug his own grave. Ppl say that Nate/Blair was dysfunctional but at this point Chuck/Blair has become downright emotionally abusive for blair, its quite sad. I was so glad she finally took a stand at the end, Chuck really effed up and some flowers werent gonna fix it. Im also sick of the logic that blair "smothered" him in this episode and that it was her fault that he screwed up, bullshit. Blair was like that bc just a week ago chuck was suicidal, her behavior has been a direct response to his imo.
Other than that, Blair, totally swiped that dress from S, although, I think it looked less trashy on her bc it was occasion appropriate and her knockers arent porno sized like Serena's, it was like evidence that chuck is a moron in that scene, lol
3 of 5 | Posted by Anonymous | Posted on January 16, 2009 1:41 PM
Maybe I am the only one driven crazy by this but I hate how Dan/Jenny and Serena/Eric act like they're siblings now. They don't share any parents between the pairs, and they do not, as I believe Eric said, share DNA. I probably sound like I'm getting too serious about this but it just drives me insane. So yeah, it is kind of weird and creepy to be dating your half-sibling's other half-sibling but...it's not incest. Not saying I would be cool with it myself, but they really are not related.
Ok, I just had to get that out there.
4 of 5 | Posted by mmbmwc | Posted on January 16, 2009 5:57 PM
How old would this bio-son be? And are they writing KR's pregnancy into the show?
5 of 5 | Posted by DaffyMaiden | Posted on January 16, 2009 8:57 PM